Wardrobe attachment for chairs



A. C. HEAPHY.

WARDROBE ATTACHMENT FOR CHAIRS.

} APPLICATION FILED JULY 7. 1919. 1,375,07. Patented Apr. 19,1921.

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[iii] 1 A. C. HEAPHY.

WARDROBE ATTACHMENT FOR CHAIRS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 7, l9l9.

Patented Apr. 19, 1921.

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. A- D CHARLES {HEArHSLQ F NEW YORK, N. Y.

Tb allabhomz't may concern; p

Be it known that I, ABOH I ALD C HEARHY,

a citizen of the United States, residing at New k, i h unty N wYp kanState or"; New York, have invented Certain v new and usefulImprovements;1n;Wardrobe Attachments for Chairs, of which thetollowingisa specification." j

This invention pertains to wardrobe attachments-for chairs, theconstruction and advantages of which will be hereinafter set forth indetail. The .installationof lockers inofiices, or the provision oflockerlrooms in buildings, is'attendant withcertain objections, amongwhich. may be mentioned the taking up of valuable floor space, thexexpense necessary to their} installation andthe congestion and confusionand consequent :de--

1, lay ofthe employees when assembling to.

disposeof or receive their wraps.

The object of he PI'GSGIltlIlVGIltlOHitQ provide means whereby such.lockersystems may be done away with and to that 'end I: have produced awardrobe-designed to: holdthe headCoVerings and wraps of an .1I1-

dividual, which wardrobe maybe readily attached to an ordinary: chair.The construction is such that it occupies a minimum 3 1 of space anddoes not in any wise interfere with the ordinary use of the chair, as,for instance, the turning of the seat upon its swivel or screw, orthe-tilting thereof, if the device be employed in conjunction withachair of the'screwsand tilting backtype.

One embodiment of the invention is disclosed in the annexed drawings,wherein: -.Figure 1 is a side elevation of a chair showin the wardrobeattachedfthereto and in its closed position;

- Fig. 2 a vertical sectional view with the Wardrobe opened; 7 j

Fig. aplan view ofthe lower compartmerit, viewed in its open position;Fig. 4 a transverse vertical sectional view taken onthe line IV-IV ofFig. 2;

F 5 a side elevation of the lower ward- WARDROBE ATTACHMENT s01; CHAIRS.

stamens of Letters'Pate'fit' "Patented 19, 192i. 2 Application filediriu 7, 1919.1 Serial no. 309,002; r r.

members 7 whichlatter engage'thebar 5' In the 7 and'zhold the element 6in rear ot and against the chair back. Hinged to the'upper end ofthebody 6 is a box-likeelement 8 forming the hat compartment. buitable hatretaining means as 9 is securedto the upper rear face ofthe closure orbody ele-' ment,-and when the box 8 is swung down toits closed. positionits edges abut the body 6 and thus forms a closedcompartment in whichthe hat is'housed and inclosed; H

Secured to the' under rear portion of the seat. 3'.1s a pairof plates orhinge members 10 between the rearends'of whiclris piv otally. I mountedthe; clothes compartment, said element likewise takingthe former alengththat when iniits closed; position,fF 1g.

'boxfiasillg fsaid compartment is ofsuch 1, it abuts the lower faceofthe compartment 8. 1 In order't'hat 'the wrap or coat may be held inthe comp'artment and this without undue'creasin'g, I provide a series ofrods which extend transversely of the compartment:- The outer oruppermostrod'is desig-' nated by 12, and is hinged. to one-50f the sidewalls, as at 13, the free end when it is in place.

A second rod 15, located centrally'of the" compartment and in a planeabove the rod 12, s mounted 1n a similar manner. A third rod'16 islocatedin the lower or innerend of the compartment. Said rod is pivotedat one end to a slide 17 mounted in a slot 18, F1'gsJ5 and"6', formedin=theside wall turned down engaging a friction latch of any approved''type, as 14, to hold the rod 7 of the member ll the slide being 'formedwith a fingerpiece or haiidhol'dsothat it may be moved along the slot;The free end of said rod 16 will when it is brought to its finalinnermost position engage a friction lock and thus be held againstmovement. With the rods thus arranged a folded garment may be held inposition within the compartment, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. Thecentral portion of the-garment will be laid within the compartment, see

Fig. 6, at which time all the rods will stand I vertical. Rod 12 will beturned down over the garment and rod 16 likewise, and the latter willthen be shifted-bodily to-.the position shown in Fig. 2. The upstandingend portions of the. garment will then be p turned in and the centralrod l5, w'hi'ch may be termed a compression .rod or. member will then beturned down, said rod overlying the infolded end port ons of the garment(Fig. 2 and thus-hold itagainst shifting 'as the compartment is turnedinto its up right position in rear of the chair back and against thefixed closure member 6. 7

To prevent the chair from tipping over when the clothes compartment islowered, I preferably provide a support therefor shown in the present,instance as a pair of legs ,19, said legsbeing pivoted to the side wallsof the compartments The legs are of a length to touch and restupon thefloor When the compartment comes to the hor1-; zontal position, andlocking means, such as I rods 20,,pivoted. at one end to the legs andadapted to pass into sockets'21 carried by the compartment, will beemployed tohold the legs against accidental displacement.

seat by suitable fastening devices,such as screws 22, shown in Fig. 2,.

; What is claimed is,-

. 1. In a wardrobe attachment forchairs, the combination. of a bodymember adaptedv to be securedto a chair back and in rear thereof; andtwo box-like members associated therewith and adapted when closedagainst the body member to form compartments .in whichwearing apparelmay be housed. 7

2. In a wardrobe attachment for chairs, the combination of a body memberadapted to be securedto a chair back and in'rear closed against the bodymember formingv "compartmentsforthe storage of wearlng thereof; and twohinged box-like members associated therewith, said members when apparel.

3. In a combined chair and wardrobe, the combination of a chair; aclosure member attached to the rear of the back thereof; hat sustainingmeans attached to the upper rear same in place.

portion of said member; a boxdike structure hinged to the upper end ofthe closure member and adapted to sw ng downwardlyand inclose said hatsustaining member; a second box-like structure pivotally supportedadjacent the lower portion of the chairand adapted to be turnedupwardlyinto closed .position with reference to the closure mem ber; andmeans carried by said second boxlike structure for maintaining a wrap"in position therein." 7 1 4:.v I11 a'combined chair and wardrobefthecombination of a chair; a bOX-llkGIIlGIDlOGIf pivotally mounted adjacentthe lower 'p'ortion of the chair and adapted to be swung upwardly inrear thereof; a plurality of: rods pivotaly mounted within; said memberand 3 extending "transversely thereof when turned down therein; a slidemounted in a 'way in the side wall of-said lOOX-llkG'HlGIIlher; and arod pivoted to theinner' end of said slide. 5. In a wardrobe,thecombination'of a compartment adapted toreceive a garment in afoldedcondition; and a plurality of rodsmounted for swinging movementacross and into saidcompartment, oneof'saidrods being bodilyshiftabletoward the others.

compartment adaptedto receive a garment s5 6. In a wardrobe, thecombination" of a in a folded condition; a rod located within and at oneend o'f the compartment andfextending across the same; a rod locatedatand within the opposite end of the compartment,

said rod being bodily shiftable toward and from the first named rod; anda third rod hinged to the inner face of the compartment at a pointintermediate saidother rods.

7. In a wardrobe, the combination'flof a' compartment adapted to receivea garment in a folded condition; a rod hinged within andat oneend ofthe-compartment'and extending across the same; a slide located'ad--jacent the opposite end of the compartment; a rod hinged to the innerportion of said slide-,said rods being'adapted to havea gar-- mentplaced below the same with the ends of the garment folded back about andabove the rods; and a third hinged rod lying in'a plane above thatoccupied by the others and adapted to be swung inwardly against theinfolded ends of the garment-to retain the In testimony whereof I havesigned my name to this specification.

QARCHIBALDV CHARLES HEAPHY.

